वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-47, verse-22

मन्ये प्रीतिविशिष्टा सा मत्तो लक्ष्मणसारिका ।
यस्यास्तच्छ्रूयते वाक्यं शुक पादमरेर्दश ॥२२॥

22. manye prītiviśiṣṭā sā matto lakṣmaṇasārikā ,
yasyāstacchrūyate vākyaṃ śuka pādamarerdaśa.

22. manye prītiviśiṣṭā sā mattaḥ lakṣmaṇa sārikā
yasyāḥ tat śrūyate vākyam śuka pādam areḥ daśa

22. lakṣmaṇa,
manye sā sārikā mattaḥ prītiviśiṣṭā,
yasyāḥ tat vākyam śrūyate: śuka,
areḥ pādam daśa

22. O Lakshmana, I consider that female mynah bird to be superior in affection to me, because her words are heard: 'O parrot, bite the enemy's foot!'

Words meanings summery:

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• प्रीतिविशिष्टा (prītiviśiṣṭā) - superior in affection, distinguished by love

• सा (sā) - that (female mynah bird) (she, that)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - than me

• लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

• सारिका (sārikā) - female mynah bird

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of whom (the sārikā) (whose, of whom)

• तत् (tat) - that (utterance) (that, those)

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, utterance, sentence

• शुक (śuka) - O parrot

• पादम् (pādam) - foot, leg

• अरेः (areḥ) - of the enemy

• दश (daśa) - bite!

Words meanings and morphology

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

प्रीतिविशिष्टा (prītiviśiṣṭā) - superior in affection, distinguished by love

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prītiviśiṣṭa

prītiviśiṣṭa - superior in affection, distinguished by love

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+viśiṣṭa)

• prīti – love, affection, delight
  noun (feminine)
• viśiṣṭa – distinguished, excellent, superior
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śiṣ (to leave, distinguish) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'sā sārikā'.

सा (sā) - that (female mynah bird) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - than me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Used for comparison with 'prītiviśiṣṭā'.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) - O Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (brother of Rama)

Note: Addressee.

सारिका (sārikā) - female mynah bird

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sārikā

sārikā - female mynah bird

Note: Refers to the specific bird.

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of whom (the sārikā) (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'sārikā'.

तत् (tat) - that (utterance) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'vākyam'.

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, utterance, sentence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, utterance

Note: Subject of 'śrūyate'.

शुक (śuka) - O parrot

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - parrot

Note: Addressee of the command within the bird's utterance.

पादम् (pādam) - foot, leg

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

Note: Object of 'daśa'.

अरेः (areḥ) - of the enemy

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ari

ari - enemy, foe

Note: Possessive for 'pādam'.

दश (daśa) - bite!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of daṃś

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: The command given by the sārikā.